Amanda Rowles (Denver, Colorado), 27, former teacher at Calhan School [Calhan School District RJ-1], Calhan, Colorado, "charged with sexually assaulting two students" KRDO: Former Calhan teacher charged with sexually assaulting students (Dec 21 2012) 27-year-old Amanda Rowles is accused of having a sexual relationship with two students under the age of 18. The El Paso County Sheriff's Office says the unlawful activity happened over the course of the 2011-2012 school year. Tags:
Colorado Connection: Former Calhan teacher accused of sex with students (Dec 21 2012) Aurora police arrested 27 year old Amanda Rowles Thursday following an investigation by the El Paso County Sheriffs Office. Earlier this school year, administrators at the Calhan School told deputies that Rowles may have had a sexual relationship with a student last year when she was a teacher there. Further investigation revealed that she had an inappropriate relationship during the 2011-2012 school year with two male students, both under the age of 18.
KKTV: Former Teacher Charged With Sexual Assault (Dec 21 2012) [Amanda] Rowles was arrested in Aurora Thursday ... The former teacher now faces two counts of sexual assault on a child by one in a position of trust, and two counts of sexual assault on a child/pattern of abuse. Court records indicate the victims were 17 at the time.
Denver Post: Former Calhan teacher arrested on charges of sex with students (Dec 21 2012) Amanda Rowles, 27, was taken into custody by Aurora police on suspicion of two counts of sexual assault by one in a position of trust. She is being held in the Aurora City Jail on $50,000 bond.
KOAA: Former Calhan teacher arrested for sex with students (Dec 21 2012) During the course of the investigation, detectives from the [El Paso] Sheriff's Office conducted numerous interviews and determined that two male students, who were each under 18 years of age when the activity began, had a sexual relationship with Ms. [Amanda] Rowles while she was employed there as a teacher. The unlawful activity occurred over the course of the 2011-2012 school year. Ms. Rowles did not teach at the Calhan School the following year and moved to the Denver Metro area.
CBS Local Denver: Former Teacher Allegedly Sexually Assaulted 2 Boys (Dec 21 2012) A former teacher accused of sexually assaulting children has bonded out of jail. Amanda Rowles, 27, was arrested Thursday in Aurora.
KSEE 24: Choir Teacher Accused of Intimate Relationships with Two Students (Dec 23 2012) Police began investigating the 27-year-old after receiving a tip off that [Amanda] Rowles was sexually involved with a student. Investigators spoke to students at Calhan High School who said there were aware of rumours about the affairs. The interviews led them to a pair of 17-year-olds who claimed they had sex with Rowles. One of the students allegedly told investigators he had sex with her 'on at least 40 occasions' over a six-month time span starting in December, 2011.
UK Daily Mail: Choir teacher accused of having sex with two teenage students who she secretly met at her mother's Colorado home (Dec 23 2012) One of the students allegedly told investigators he had sex with [Amanda Rowles] 'on at least 40 occasions' over a six-month time span starting in December, 2011. He said they would either go on hikes or go to her mother’s residence when her mother was not home,' according to an arrest affidavit said.Another student allegedly told deputies he pursued a relationship with Rowles, in the spring of 2011 after they kissed in a classroom after school. 'He kissed her on the lips and she kissed him back, but she did eventually push him away and told him it was wrong for them to do that,' the affidavit said. Deputies allege the teacher eventually gave in to a sexual relationship with the second boy, also 17 at the time.
Inquisitr: Colorado Teacher Accused Of Sleeping With Two Students, One ‘Over 40 Times’ [Picture] (Dec 24 2012) In what seems to be only the latest in a slew of recent student-teacher sex scandal allegations, 27 -year-old Amanda Rowles, a former Colorado choir and drama teacher at Calhan High School, has been accused of having an affair with two 15- year-old high school students ... The second student claims to have pursued a relationship with Rowles, who consented to a sexual relationship with the boy, who was under 15 at the time, according to CBS Denver. (Both students were reported to be under the age of 15 during the time of their alleged sexual assaults.) Rowles is said to have eventually ended the relationship in May of 2011, which the student told police, “…hurt.”
Digital Journal: Amanda Rowles, choir teacher, accused of sex crimes with two boys (Dec 25 2012) [Amanda] Rowles' alleged sexual assault by one in a position of trust was uncovered in September, after El Paso County deputies began investigating a tip from Calhan school administrators that Rowles may have had sexual relationship with a former student, according to The Gazette. The newspaper reported that deputies interviewed Rowles’ former students, many of whom said they had heard rumors about the teacher. Those interviews led them to the two boys. The investigation revealed she had sexual encounters with the two boys during the 2011-12 school year, court papers said. Rowles did not teach at Calhan this school year and had moved to the Denver area, the El Paso County Sheriff's Office said in a press release.
El Paso County, Colorado, Sheriff's Office press release (Dec 21 2012): On December 20, 2012, Amanda Rowles, a former teacher at the Calhan School was arrested by the Aurora Police Department and booked into the Aurora City Jail on $50,000 bond reference a sexual assault on a child investigation conducted by the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office. Earlier this school year, the Sheriff’s Office received information from administrators at the Calhan School of a possible sexual relationship between former Calhan School teacher, 27 year old Amanda Rowles, and a former student. During the course of the investigation, detectives from the Sheriff’s Office conducted numerous interviews and determined that two male students, who were each under 18 years of age when the activity began, had a sexual relationship with Ms. Rowles while she was employed there as a teacher. The unlawful activity occurred over the course of the 2011-2012 school year. Ms. Rowles did not teach at the Calhan School the following year and moved to the Denver Metro area. Ms. Rowles is charged with: CRS 18-3-405.3 Sexual Assault on a Child by One in a Position of Trust – 2 counts (Class 3 Felony) CRS 18-3-405 Sexual Assault on a Child / Pattern of Abuse – 2 counts (Class 3 Felony)
Colorado Springs Gazette: Details released on former Calhan teacher sex assault case (Dec 21 2012) Those interviews led them to the two boys. The investigation revealed she had sexual encounters with the two boys during the 2011-12 school year, court papers said. Rowles did not teach at Calhan this school year and had moved to the Denver area, the sheriff’s office said. One of the 17-year-olds told deputies that he had exchanged dozens of text messages with Rowles. Rowles abruptly ended their relationship in May, court papers said. “That hurt,” he told deputies.
Global Dispatch: Amanda Rowles, Colorado choir and drama teacher arrested for having sex with two teens (Dec 26 2012) A Colorado choir teacher has been arrested after being accused of having sex with two of her students Aurora Police Department detailed this week. Amanda Rowles, age 27, was booked into the Aurora City Jail on $50,000 bond reference a sexual assault on a child investigation conducted by the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office.
Denver Post: Former Calhan teacher pleads guilty to sexual abuse on teenage student (Oct 9 2013) Amanda Katherine Rowles, 28, pleaded guilty Tuesday to sexual abuse of a child by one in a position of trust, court records show. Rowles, who school administrators say taught at Calhan High School from 2009 to 2012, was arrested in December on suspicion of pursuing sex with two 17-year-old boys during the 2011-12 school year. But under the terms of a plea agreement, all counts related to the second boy are to be dismissed - a standard concession for defendants who agree to forgo a trial.
Colorado Springs Gazette: Former Calhan teacher pleads guilty to sexual abuse; prison time possible (Oct 9 2013) Amanda Katherine Rowles, 28, pleaded guilty Tuesday to sexual abuse of a child by one in a position of trust, court records show. Rowles, who school administrators say taught at Calhan High School from 2009 to 2012, was arrested in December on suspicion of pursuing sex with two 17-year-old boys during the 2011-12 school year. But under the terms of a plea agreement, all counts related to the second boy are to be dismissed - a standard concession for defendants who agree to forgo a trial. According to lead prosecutor Kelson Castain, the deal does not have a stipulated sentence, meaning El Paso County District Judge David A. Gilbert will decide Rowles' fate, assuming the judge accepts the plea deal at a sentencing scheduled for Dec. 10. NBC News: Former Calhan teacher pleads guilty to sexual abuse; prison time possible (Oct 9 2013)
